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Luke 15 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Lost and Found

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolThe Lost Sheep

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenLost and Found

SHEEP → picture 3COIN → picture 4LAMP → picture 2RING → picture 1

Grade 1Lost and Found

A lost sheep → picture 3A lost coin → picture 1A son feeds pigs → picture 5The best robe → picture 2A ring for his hand → picture 4

Order:

1. A lost sheep2. A lost coin3. A son feeds pigs4. The best robe5. A ring for his hand

Grade 2The Father Who Waited

  1. How many sheep did the shepherd have? One hundred (circle)
  2. What did the woman do to find her coin? Lit a lamp and swept the house
  3. What did the son waste? His money (circle)
  4. What did the father do when he saw his son? He ran to hug him.
  5. Why did the father have a party? His son was lost but now was found.
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Grade 3Joy in Heaven

  1. Why did the Pharisees grumble? Jesus welcomed sinners and ate with them.
  2. How did the shepherd carry the sheep home? On his shoulders
  3. What causes joy in heaven? One sinner who repents
  4. What job was the younger son doing when he came to his senses? Feeding pigs
  5. What did the father give his son? A robe, a ring and a feast
1: A lost sheep2: A lost coin3: A son feeds pigs4: The best robe5: A ring for his hand

Grade 4The Lost Son

  1. What three things happen in each lost-and-found story? Someone searches, finds, and celebrates.
  2. What did the younger son do when he came to his senses? He went home to confess to his father.
  3. What did the father do while the son was still far off? He saw him, felt compassion, and ran to him.
  4. How did the father respond to the older son? He gently invited him to join the celebration.

Word bank: 1. lost; 2. sheep; 3. coin; 4. son; 5. pigs

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Father's Welcome

  1. What do all three parables show about God? He seeks the lost and rejoices when they are found.
  2. What was the younger son planning to say to his father? That he was no longer worthy to be called a son
  3. How did the father restore the son? He ran, embraced him, and gave him a robe, a ring, sandals and a feast.
  4. Whom does the older son represent in the setting of this chapter? The grumbling Pharisees (people who think they have earned God's favor)
  5. The story ends before we hear the older brother's answer. What question does that leave for us? To invite the Pharisees, and us, to decide whether to join God's celebration of grace.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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